Weekly Movement & Embodiment Lab / Contact Improv

Name: Weekly Movement & Embodiment Lab / Contact Improv
Start: 2024-07-01T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-07-01T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Global Education Center

Schedule

Mon Jul 01 2024 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Global Education Center | Nashville, TN

Join the class with a sweet community of intentional movers. All levels welcome, lean about freeform movement, contact improv, consciousness and embodiment, connection with self and with others. Skills for on and off the dance floor living more fully into our humanity and wellness.

WHAT IS CONTACT IMPROV
Contact Improvisation, also known as Contact Improv (CI), is a dance form that evolves from spontaneous communication between moving bodies in physical contact. It involves the mindful exploration of one's body in relation to the fundamentals of sharing weight, contact, and movement awareness. Contact Improvisation is a dance form that evolves from spontaneous communication between moving bodies in physical contact. This exploration encompasses connection, weight, momentum, balance, flow, gravity, and space, continuously shaping emerging forms. Touch, weight, momentum, balance, and flow imbue it with a continuously emerging shape. Researched, taught, and performed across the world by dancers since its inception in 1972, notable figures such as Steve Paxton, Nancy Stark Smith, and Lisa Nelson have contributed significantly to its development. And carried forward by new generations of "contact-ers". Contact Improv is open to all curious minds and bodies around the globe. From professional and social dancers, differently abled bodies, and people all ages, shapes, colors, genders, and identities, to non-human dancers like dogs, foam rollers, and trees. Contact Improv gives us all the freedom to explore connected movement and learn how to be human together.
"What is Contact Improv?" (VIDEO)
LOCATION
4822 Charlotte Avenue, Nashville, TN 37209
Entrance behind Global Education Center, back door.
A place to gather for meaningful connection with self and others @ Inner Freedom Nashville. For 27+ years, Global Education Center is a rare and beautiful historical building, and a genuine cultural community center and dance space.
*FREE easy parking across the street at Richland Park/Library and curbside in the neighborhood. Entrance back side of building.
TEACHER alternating weekly:
Sara Ledbetter teaches contact improvisation and flocking classes. She is a 'joy missile,' mastering the art and hospitality of welcoming all into her classes. A true architect of creating an atmosphere of warmth and inclusivity, she effortlessly fosters a sense of joy and camaraderie among participants. Her presence enriches our growing 'Movement Village,' making every interaction a delightful and fulfilling experience. She is a level 2 practitioner of SomEx, a somatic and experiential set of interventions used to effectively treat trauma and addiction. An experienced, registered yoga teacher with a Masters in Counseling with a specialty in Somatic Psychology. Founder of A Vast and Humble Abode a practice of healing relationships that lives at the intersection of creative exploration, emotional awareness and embodied integration for individuals, partners, and groups.
Wendy Marie, Transformational Recovery Mentor & Practitioner, a trusted teacher, facilitator and conscious community leader, has been guiding consciousness-raising community educational experiences through one-on-one processes as well as in small and large groups since 2009. As a mindfulness practitioner, circle facilitator, DJ, musician, freeform and contact improv (CI) mover, she specializes in guiding individuals in embodying presence, fostering connection, and cultivating mindfulness and awareness. Through her practice, she facilitates the transition into a state of being that utilizes innate tools accessible to all individuals. With a focus on integrating these practices beyond the dance floor, Wendy empowers participants to apply them to real-life situations. Her approach aims to transform life experiences into meaningful and disciplined practices, enabling individuals to tap into the wisdom of the body. Beyond personal growth, Wendy's work extends to fostering mutual support and enriching communities worldwide, igniting a global movement towards collective healing and cultural evolution.
REGISTRATION
•Please register online for 7p - 8p contact improv/embodiment classes (sliding scale $5 - $10 - $20).
•Register separately for the 8p - 9:30p Inner Freedom Dance Nashville.
This is a special evening if weekly music and movement medicine - gathering together intentionally supporting and expanding this global music and movement community here in Nashville.
Sarah Ledbetter and McKay House teach Contact Improv @ Nashville Contact Improv every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month in East Nashville,1601 Eastland Ave, Nashville, TN 37206. Find them here on Instagram.